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Power On
How Sonar Works
What’s on the Sonar Display
What’s on the Down Imaging™ Display
Views
The Menu System
Start-UpOptions Menu
X-Press™Menu
Main Menu
Sonar X-Press™Menu (Sonar Views only)
Sonar Menu Tab
Setup Menu Tab
Troubleshooting
500 Series™ Fishfinder Accessories
Specifications
Glossary
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Power On
1.Press the POWER/LIGHT key
When the Title screen is displayed, press the MENU key to access the
If a transducer is not connected and you wait too long to select a
How Sonar Works
•Peak to Peak measures power output at the highest points
Single Beam Sonar
DualBeam Sonar (570)
DualBeam PLUS™ Sonar (561)
Down Imaging™ Sonar (570 DI)
What’s on the Sonar Display
the area under your boat, including the following items:
Understanding the Sonar Display
Real Time Sonar (RTS™) Window
SwitchFire™
Instant Image Update
Bottom Presentation
Structure ID®
WhiteLine™
What’s on the Down Imaging™ Display
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Understanding the
Down Imaging™ Display
Interpreting the Display
Down Imaging™ Sensitivity
Views
Customize:
To customize your view rotation:
You can choose which views are hidden or visible in your view rotation
3.Press the UP or DOWN Cursor keys to select a View
To change the Digital Readouts:
Setup Menu Tab: Select Readouts
Sonar View
Digital Readouts
Freeze Frame
Sonar Zoom View
Zoomed View
indicate the high and low range of the water which is being viewed
Split Sonar View
•Depth is displayed in the upper left hand corner
Depth
Big Digits View
Big Digits View provides digital data in a large, easy-to-seeformat
Big Digits View
Triplog
Down Imaging™ View (Down Imaging™ models only [570 DI])
Down Imaging™ View
Down Imaging™/Sonar Combo View
(Down Imaging™ models only [570 DI])
Freeze Frame:
What’s on the 500 Series™ Control Head
Key Functions
POWER/LIGHT Key
VIEW Key
Views
Setup Menu: Select Views
MENU Key
The Menu System
4-WAYCursor Control Key
(LEFT, RIGHT, UP, or DOWN Cursor keys)
Active Cursor:
EXIT Key
The EXIT key has multiple functions, which depend on the situation:
The Menu System
The Menu System is divided into easy-to-usemenu modules as follows:
Start-Up
Options Menu:
•Main Menu: The Main Menu is a standard set of menu settings which
Normal
Simulator
System Status
Accessory Test lists the accessories connected to the system
Accessory Test
X-Press™Menu
To use an X-Press™Menu:
1.In any view, press the MENU key once
Press the UP or DOWN Cursor keys to highlight an
Total Screen Update
Main Menu
To use the Main Menu:
1.In any view, press the MENU key twice
2.Press the RIGHT or LEFT Cursor keys to highlight a menu tab
•Press the EXIT keyto move quicklyto thetop of thetab
Quick Tips for the Main Menu
Note for all Menu Settings
User Mode (Normal or Advanced)
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Sonar X-Press™Menu
(Sonar Views only)
Sensitivity
Sensitivity
Upper Range
Lower Range
Auto:
Chart Speed
Bottom View
Bottom View
What’s on the Sonar Display: Bottom Presentation
Zoom Level
Down Imaging™
Imaging Sensitivity
Imaging Sensitivity
Increase the Imaging Sensitivity
Upper Range
Lower Range
Chart Speed
Alarms Menu Tab
Depth Alarm
Depth Alarm
Fish ID Alarm
Fish ID Alarm
Low Battery Alarm
Temp. Alarm
Temp. Alarm
Alarm Tone
Alarm Tone
Sonar Menu Tab
Beam Select
(561 and 570 DI only)
Beam Select
83kHz
When set to
200 kHz
455 kHz
Imaging Frequency
Imaging Frequency
Surface Clutter
Surface Clutter
SwitchFire™
Fish ID+™
Single Beam models (550, 560)
Fish ID Sensitivity
Fish ID Sensitivity
Real Time Sonar (RTS™) Window
Zoom Width
Zoom Width
Views: Sonar Zoom View
83 kHz Sensitivity
(Advanced, DualBeam PLUS™ Sonar only [561])
Depth Lines
Depth Lines
Noise Filter
Max Depth
Water Type
Water Type
Setup Menu Tab
Units - Depth
Units - Depth
Units - Temp
Units - Temp
International models only
User Mode
User Mode
Language
Triplog Reset
Triplog Reset
Select Views
Select Readouts
•Speed
•Temperature
•Triplog
Depth Offset
Depth Offset
Temp. Offset
Temp. Offset will adjust the temperature readout by the amount entered
Speed Calibration
(Advanced, with Temp/Speed only)
Speed Calibration
Digits Format
Demonstration
Troubleshooting
Fishfinder Doesn’t Power Up
•The power cable is properly connected to the Fishfinder control head
•The fuse is operational
•The battery voltage of the power connector is at least 10 Volts
Display Problems
Problem
Possible Cause
Finding the Cause of Noise
Low battery voltage may be affecting the power of signal transmission
Finding the Cause of Noise
Possible Source of Noise
Isolation
Other electronic devices
at a time to see if the noise re-appears
500 Series™ Fishfinder Accessories
Temperature/Speed:
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550 Specifications
560 and 561 Specifications
Area of Coverage
570 Specifications
570 DI Specifications
Down Imaging™: 75° @
dB in 455 kHz 45° @
dB in 800 kHz traditional sonar: 25° @
dB in 200 kHz 16° @
Glossary
Sonar Terms:
Beam (Sonar Beam)
Cone Angle
Cavitation
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Structure
Time VariableGain (TVG)
Zoom
Zoom, Bottom Lock
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By Telephone:
By e-mail:
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